A warm welcome to just some of our sponsors for the UK Conference this July 17/18. With lots of exciting sponsor opportunities remaining, will we see you in Leeds?
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Our Director Jason Prince is speaking at the Northern Transport Summit, highlighting uneven economic growth in the North.

Our 'Inside track' report has a wealth of economic, population, devolution and transport data to suggest why this is.

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#NTS24

Take a look at our latest #BeeNetwork bus Punctuality Report for 10-16 March. 🚌

Average this week: 74.4%
Average last week: 72.8%

Find out more. 👇
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We had 2 fantastic away days in stunning Lincoln this week.

We planned our three-year strategy for how Urban Transport Group can continue to create stronger communities through better transport, as well as spending valuable team time together.

Lincoln Cathedral's Community Rooms were superb!

We're pleased to be supporting the Northern Transport Summit, in Manchester, tomorrow.

Our Director Jason Prince is chairing the mini-summit on rail, with speakers including Henri Murison and Martin Tugwell.

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🚆 | 🎫 - Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, @metromayorsteve announced today that tap-and-go will be arriving on the @Merseyrail network.

Find out more 👉 ow.ly/l5ZC50QVESi

Join a lineup of wonderful speakers, sponsors and supporters such as Urban Transport Group at #NTS24 andwhose dedication to green, fair, and thriving cities aligns perfectly with our mission to connect the North and build prosperity.

Get your tickets now! northerntransportsummit.co.uk

'We need to reduce emissions from transport whilst also adapting our transport infrastructure to more extreme weather conditions.

'Fortunately, our member city regions are responding to the crisis,' writes Jason Prince in Transport Times.

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We love a shiny new interchange!

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Our Director Jason Prince blogged about Stockport Interchange for his recent Passenger Transport magazine column on how devolution is delivering better transport outcomes in city regions.

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Big week for South Yorkshire, as South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority takes the tram into public ownership on Friday.

You can hear Mayor Oliver Coppard talk about what this will mean for the region in our recent Urban Transport Next conversation 👇

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Brilliant example of joined up thinking to make sustainable transport the easy, default choice Bee Network

We’re changing the way buses are run! 🚌

The @MayorofWY has decided to bring buses under public control in the biggest shake-up of our region's transport network in decades.

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🎉🚌🚌Exciting news as West Yorkshire Combined Authority confirms the region will franchise buses, backed by a ringing endorsement from three-quarters of local people and organisations 🚌🚌🎉

Read our 'Smoother Ride' report to find out how more areas can be empowered to improve buses for their…

Fewer people are travelling compared to a decade ago and the car is still king.

While the data shows that there is a recovery in progress, we're still short of where we were pre-pandemic.

Get the 'inside track' on transport trends in our new report ⬇️

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Fuel duty freeze, spending squeeze, devolution deals...

...what were the transport takeaways from last week's Spring Budget?

Our Policy Advisor Monta Drozdova takes a look in this blog 👇

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🗣️ Jason Prince at Urban Transport Group spoke about the need to recognise Transport-Related Social Exclusion in our national transport strategies 🚲

He also noted important changes to the HM Treasury Green Book 📗

Read more about our work: ow.ly/Sj8O50QQUYQ

#TransformTheNorth

Mayors and city regions are being granted greater control over funding and powers across their areas: that has the potential to dramatically change the shape of public transport for the better.

Jason Prince blogs for Passenger Transport on devolution progress.

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Missed our report on travel trends?

🚌📉 The bus is stuck in a spiral of decline

🚆 📈🛑Rail's pre-pandemic growth has stalled

🚴☁️The pandemic's cycling boom was short-lived

🚗👑 The car is still king

Download the report 👇

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It was disappointing that the Chancellor only mentioned public transport in passing in last week’s Spring Budget.

Our Policy Advisor Monta Drozdova takes a look at the few transport takeaways from his Budget.

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